Beauty News

For anyone that is fan of French fashion house Balmain and is also passionate about everything makeup, Balmain is set to partner with beauty giant L’Oréal on an affordable lip line. The two brands are slated to partner on a collection of 12 new Color Riche lipsticks, which will be released during Paris Fashion Week this September. The creative director of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing, headed the advertising campaign and also picked out the design of the lipstick tube.

While many of us beauty addicts often find ourselves browsing YouTube for new tutorials, there’s always a story behind how our favourite gurus got to where they currently are. From Dubai-based Huda Kattan to Canadian sisters Ally and Taylor Frankel, here’s a roundup of inspiring female beauty entrepreneurs who you should know about.

With the debut Toronto Women’s Fashion Week in full swing, the runways at Waterworks in Toronto have revealed coveted beauty looks for the season ahead. Real Style has curated the best in hair and makeup at TWFW, as spotted by us from the front rows of the shows.

While highlighting and contouring have become mainstays in the routines of many makeup gurus, a new beauty trend just may be on the horizon. Known as sunstripping, this rising makeup fad promises a glowing, sun-kissed visage, without the need to hit the beach.

While candy cane eyeliner is certainly helping to usher in the holiday season, it seems like Christmas makeup trends are becoming increasingly quirky this year. If eye makeup reminiscent of peppermint candy isn’t quite to your liking, the look of elf on the shelf eyeliner just may suit your tastes.

While luminous and shimmering opal nails may have made a splash earlier this year, opalescent nails are a more toned down alternative to this sparkling nail trend. Unlike the opal nail, which features a glimmering surface reminiscent of a gemstone, opalescent nails are demure and soft.

Last year, superstar Mariah Carey unveiled a holiday makeup collection for cosmetics giant MAC. The diva, who is known for her own youthful beauty, is now set to launch her second seasonal line for the makeup brand.

For those of us who were children of the 1990s, Super Mario was no doubt an essential part of our childhoods. A new hairstyle trend has surfaced just in time for Halloween, which involves hair colours inspired by the Nintendo game.

For Fall 2016, beauty lovers are officially drawing their manicure inspiration from an unlikely source. While your backyard garden may have influenced your Fall 2016 nail art looks, autumn’s manicures are also drawing their cues from the world of botany.

As the latest trend to hit the universe (pun intended), galaxy makeup can truly be spotted from another world. Much like its close cousin galaxy freckles, this shimmering makeup trend involves bright pops of blue and purple makeup.

The season’s latest killer beauty trend has officially arrived just in time for Halloween makeup looks. Living up to its name, knifeliner consists of a blade artfully crafted out of silver glitter eyeliner. For anyone who has ever wondered if looks can kill, this latest take on winged liner just may be a new seasonal favourite.

Although the eye-catching look of crystal lips has made a splash as an emerging beauty trend, glitter lipstick is also finding its way into the spotlight. It seems that over-the-top lips are officially the statement of the season, with sparkling pouts stealing the scene.

While intricate rope braids and fishtail plaits may have already stolen the spotlight, a new hairstyle has made a splash. Corset braids, which were spotted on the Lesley Hampton runway at Vancouver Fashion Week in September, have officially left their mark.

While Spring 2017 may rightfully seem like it is several months away, the Paris Fashion Week runways have already indicated a few leading beauty looks. We’ve curated a few eye-catching statements to inspire your hair and makeup for the season ahead.

Although music festival season has been replaced by harvest season, faux flowers and floral face paint are quickly coming into full bloom. With girlish colours and delicate swirls of makeup, flowery patterns are rising as a popular new beauty trend.